204 AMERICAN GAME FISHES. 



Waters, a chain of lakes through which Eagle River passes. 

 Three Lakes and others connected therewith; Buckatarbon 

 Lake Lac Vieux Desert,* Big and Little Twin Lakes, Long 

 Lake, Sand Lake, and various others, many of which have 

 not yet been explored or named. In nearly all these lakes 

 the three specimens are found. 



To the angler this region is a paradise. Abounding as it 

 does with beautiful scenery, ever-changing and always wild, it 

 will for years to come be a favorite resort for lovers of nature. 



During the year of 1889 some 400 Mascalonge were 

 taken from Lac Vieux Desert, of sizes ranging from 

 three pounds to forty-two and one-half pounds, and there 

 seems to be no diminution in their numbers. This lake is 

 about five miles long and from one to three miles wide. In 

 early spring the best place to seek these fish is very close to 

 the shore, so close in fact that one can use but little line and 

 where the guide can push along with the paddle, by resting 

 it on the bottom. 



My experience in trolling teaches me that a long line out is 

 unnecessary. From fifteen to twenty feet is enough, in fact. 

 I have caught large ones within six feet of the boat. A good 

 way is to go out where the weeds or lily-pads are thick, and 

 cast with a spoon or large shiner. Lac Vieux Desert is 

 quite a shallow lake, being only twelve feet deep in the deep- 

 est place, and is very weedy. It is the head of the Wiscon- 

 sin River. In some of the other lakes where the water is 

 clear and deep, these fish seem to be just as numerous as in 

 Vieux Desert, so it seems they are equally at home in widely 

 different waters. 



These fish ought to be protected, and why some of our 

 enterprising Fish Commissions have not taken steps to prop- 

 agate them, artificially, is not known. 



My experience and observation lead me to believe that it 



* Pronounced "View Desare." 



